A Weekend in Vienna
Good chodesh to all. I hope this month and the new year ahead bring comfort and salvation after this unbelievably painful time.
A Very Special Trip to Poland
A few months ago, my cousin shared with me that a gadol had advised her to daven for a shidduch at kivrei avos. She was researching gedolim in our family tree and asked if I wanted to come to Poland with her to daven at the kever of the Bach.
Did You Like Seminary? (Did You Go?)
Hey, all. It’s nice to be back here! Iy”H later this week I’m going to share a write-up about my trip with my sister and cousin – looking forward! Today I wanted to ask about a topic I was discussing with a friend the other night — how was your seminary experience, in retrospect?
Three Updates
Hi, all. This week vanished between Erev and Tisha b’Av, and prepping for my trip. I’m going to take a break from posting for the rest of August but iyH will come back refreshed with lots more to write! Circling back to a few things I wrote about in the past:
Three Things
A few things I enjoyed recently.
School
Though it’s a hard time of year for me, it wasn’t always! I love back-to-school season (in theory, at this point). Which maybe makes my next thought seem a bit ironic:
The Zone of Sadness and Anxiety
It’s two months to Rosh Hashanah and this is the time of year that I find most challenging. It’s when I start to look at what has (and hasn’t) transpired this year, when I start to feel a creeping desperation for something to change soon because I can’t face another Rosh Hashanah like this. When I start worrying about where …
Three Things
A few more things:
On Pursuing a Dream Deferred
Just a few beautiful words:
Expecto Patronum
Dr. Barbara Frederickson studies the science of positive emotions. As we know, experiencing positive emotions is one aspect of flourishing and wellbeing. She identifies the “big ten” positive emotions: